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Elsevier Conceptual Foundations Of Materials Volume 2 A Standard Model For Groundand Excited-State Properties by Steven G. Louie
The goal of this Volume "Conceptual Foundations of Materials: A standard model for ground- and excited-state properties" is to present the fundamentals of electronic structure theory that are central to the understanding and prediction of materials phenomena and properties. The emphasis is on foundations and concepts. The Sections are designed to offer a broad and comprehensive perspective of the field. They cover the basic aspects of modern electronic structure approaches and highlight their applications to the structural (ground state, vibrational, dynamic and thermodynamic, etc.) and electronic (spectroscopic, dielectric, magnetic, transport, etc.) properties of real materials including solids, clusters, liquids, and nanostructure materials. This framework also forms a basis for studies of emergent properties arising from low-energy electron correlations and interactions such as the quantum Hall effects, superconductivity, and other cooperative phenomena.Although some of the basics and models for solids were developed in the early part of the last century by figures such as Bloch, Pauli, Fermi, and Slater, the field of electronic structure theory went through a phenomenal growth during the past two decades, leading to new concepts, understandings, and predictive capabilities for determining the ground- and excited-state properties of real, complex materials from first principles. For example, theory can now be used to predict the existence and properties of materials not previously realized in nature or in the laboratory. Computer experiments can be performed to examine the behavior of individual atoms in a particular process, to analyze the importance of different mechanisms, or just to see what happen if one varies the interactions and parameters in the simulation. Also, with ab initio calculations, one can determine from first principles important interaction parameters which are needed in model studies of complex processes or highly correlated systems. Each time a new material or a novel form of a material is discovered, electronic structure theory inevitably plays a fundamental role in unraveling its properties. Ch. 1: Biological Aspects of Flavour Perception and Structure - Activity RelationshipsCh. 2: Genomics and BiotechnologyCh. 3: Flavours Generated by Enzymes and Biological SystemsCh. 4: Key Aroma and Taste ComponentsCh. 5: Flavour Changes in Food Production and StorageCh. 6: Flavrous Generated by Thermal ProcessesCh. 7: Retention and ReleaseCh. 8: Sensory-Instrumental RelationshipsCh. 9: Advanced Intrumental AnalysisWorkshops: Gastronomy: The Ultimate Flavour ScienceMethods For Artificial Perception: Can Machine Replace Man?Challenges for Data Analysis in Flavour Sciences